Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Steven R. McGreevy, Christoph D. D. Rupprecht, Daniel Niles, Arnim Wiek, Michael Carolan, Giorgos Kallis, Kanang Kantamaturapoj, Astrid Mangnus, Petr Jehlicka, Oliver Taherzadeh, Marlyne Sahakian, Ilan Chabay, Ashley Colby, Jose-Luis Vivero-Pol, Rajat Chaudhuri, Maximilian Spiegelberg, Mai Kobayashi, Balint Balazs, Kazuaki Tsuchiya, Clara Nicholls, Keiko Tanaka, Joost Vervoort, Motoki Akitsu, Hein Mallee, Kazuhiko Ota, Rika Shinkai, Ashlesha Khadse, Norie Tamura, Ken-ichi Abe, Miguel Altieri, Yo-Ichiro Sato, Masashi Tachikawa
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of sustainable agrifood systems in redefining the interactions between humanity and nature in the twenty-first century, and presents an agenda and examples for the comprehensive redesign of agrifood systems based on principles of sufficiency, regeneration, distribution, commons and care.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Peter Horton
Summary: This article identifies the adverse environmental impacts of food production, the ill-health resulting from excess consumption and malnutrition, and the lack of resilience to threats to food availability as evidence that the global food provision system is inadequate. It presents a framework based on an integrated view of the food system and socio-economic systems to eliminate the causative flaws. The framework includes an eight-point plan to describe the structure and functioning of the food system and identify optimal ways to achieve sustainable food future, including research priorities, inclusive analytical methodology, local and national actions, and overcoming barriers through education and international cooperation.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Agronomy
Akila Wijerathna-Yapa, Ranjith Pathirana
Summary: Despite the Green Revolution's success in matching world food production with population growth, the UN's State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 Report reveals that hunger has increased, affecting 828 million people, with 29.3% of the global population being food insecure and 22% of children under five suffering from stunted growth. Poor diets and nutrient deficiencies have led to various diet-related non-communicable diseases. Furthermore, current agricultural systems have significant environmental and climate impacts. Climate change, pandemics, and conflicts also weaken food systems, aggravating global food insecurity. This review highlights the importance of implementing sustainable agricultural practices and policies to achieve food security and nutrition goals in the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
A. Frehner, I. J. M. De Boer, A. Muller, H. H. E. Van Zanten, C. Schader
Summary: By assessing the impacts of various consumer strategies and organic and circularity principles on the Swiss food system, it was found that these strategies can only generate better sustainability outcomes when combined synergistically.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Craig Upright
Summary: Consumers and social movement activists have played a crucial role in developing alternative, sustainable food systems, particularly through the rise of the organic food market. However, there is still a need to address the remaining issues and critiques of conventional farming practices. Each advancement in sustainable agriculture raises new questions of equity and access, which call for more explicit forms of collective behavior.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Amilia Nongbet, Awdhesh Kumar Mishra, Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Saurov Mahanta, Manjit Kumar Ray, Maryam Khan, Kwang-Hyun Baek, Ishani Chakrabartty
Summary: The widespread use of chemical fertilizers has detrimental effects on the soil, the environment, and human health. Nanofertilizers, composed of nanoparticles containing essential nutrients, are promising substitutes due to their improved nutrient uptake efficiency. This review discusses the development and application of nanofertilizers in agriculture, emphasizing the need to address existing research gaps.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
K. M. Nazmul Islam, Steven J. Kenway, Marguerite A. Renouf, Ka Leung Lam, Thomas Wiedmann
Summary: This study reviewed and analyzed assessment research on water-related energy consumption in the food system, revealing different research trends and drivers in various countries. Most studies focused on irrigation energy consumption in the agricultural phase, while neglecting more energy-intensive processes such as food processing and cooking.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
E. Duncan, L. Ashton, A. R. Abdulai, T. Sawadogo-Lewis, S. E. King, E. D. G. Fraser, S. Vosti, J. Haines, F. Knight, T. Roberton
Summary: To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of zero hunger, it is necessary to implement multi-sectoral strategies that involve the food and agriculture sector in improving nutrition. However, current frameworks for nutritional interventions do not adequately integrate this sector. This paper highlights the deep connection between the food and agriculture sector and malnutrition, and identifies opportunities for better integration in low and middle income countries. It proposes a framework to help identify intervention sites for multi-sectoral nutrition programs.
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
M. B. M. Bracke, I. J. M. M. Boumans, H. J. Nijland, E. A. M. Bokkers
Summary: This paper proposes a new conceptual framework called the circular welfare economy (CWE) to facilitate a transition towards sustainable agriculture based on integrity. The CWE framework applies the concept of circularity to welfare and identifies human integrity as essential for sustainability. It suggests weighing all welfare needs impartially to resolve conflicts between circular agriculture and animal welfare and presents three future scenarios.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Golam Rasul
Summary: The paper explores the multifaceted challenges that farmers in South Asia are facing due to climate change and disruptions caused by COVID-19, highlighting the complex interactions impacting all dimensions of food security. To address these twin challenges, an integrated approach is needed to strengthen health sector response capacities, enhance local and regional food systems, make agriculture resilient to pandemics, and promote climate-smart agricultural interventions along with research and innovation, aiming to build long-term productivity and resilience of food systems by investing in natural capital.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jorinda Steenkamp, Elizelle Juanee Cilliers, Sarel Stephanus Cilliers, Louis Lategan
Summary: Food and nutrition security has been overlooked in planning, but with the increasing impacts of climate change on industrialized agriculture, there is a clear need to establish shorter, more sustainable agricultural production practices. Urban agriculture is proposed as a method for planners to support sustainable food production.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Eric Bell, Yuwei Qin, Arpad Horvath
Summary: This article examines the impact of tomato distribution on greenhouse gas emissions and proposes an optimized tomato supply scheme to reduce emissions. The research findings indicate that reallocating tomato supply can significantly reduce transportation emissions and overall tomato-related greenhouse gas emissions.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rafael J. P. Schmitt, Lorenzo Rosa, Gretchen C. Daily
Summary: To provide affordable and nutritious food to a growing and affluent global population, multifaceted approaches are needed to address supply and demand. Expanding irrigation is crucial, but the implications of water storage for irrigation remain unclear. This study highlights the importance of water storage for future food systems.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sutasinee Apichai, Chalermpong Saenjum, Thanawat Pattananandecha, Kitti Phojuang, Siraprapa Wattanakul, Kanokwan Kiwfo, Attachai Jintrawet, Kate Grudpan
Summary: A modern chemical sensor system (M-CSS) has been developed for cost-effective chemical analysis in support of Thai Precision Sustainable Agriculture (TPSA). This system, based on IUPAC definition and incorporating ICTs, can accurately analyze nutrient content in the soil, providing guidance for agricultural management.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Karna Ramachandraiah, Geun-Pyo Hong
Summary: Polymeric nanomaterials show promise in improving sustainability in the food value chain by enhancing delivery of fertilizers, growth hormones, insecticides, and improving storage of minimally processed plant foods. However, edible nanocomposite coatings/films may not always be beneficial, and a complete replacement of conventional packaging is unlikely. Nanoscaled natural polymers can also be potentially used in sensor fabrication, offering enhanced sensitivity and specificity while reducing time and expenses in analysis.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jules Pretty, William J. Sutherland, Jacqueline Ashby, Jill Auburn, David Baulcombe, Michael Bell, Jeffrey Bentley, Sam Bickersteth, Katrina Brown, Jacob Burke, Hugh Campbell, Kevin Chen, Eve Crowley, Ian Crute, Dirk Dobbelaere, Gareth Edwards-Jones, Fernando Funes-Monzote, H. Charles J. Godfray, Michel Griffon, Phrek Gypmantisiri, Lawrence Haddad, Siosiua Halavatau, Hans Herren, Mark Holderness, Anne-Marie Izac, Monty Jones, Parviz Koohafkan, Rattan Lal, Timothy Lang, Jeffrey McNeely, Alexander Mueller, Nicholas Nisbett, Andrew Noble, Prabhu Pingali, Yvonne Pinto, Rudy Rabbinge, N. H. Ravindranath, Agnes Rola, Niels Roling, Colin Sage, William Settle, J. M. Sha, Luo Shiming, Tony Simons, Pete Smith, Kenneth Strzepeck, Harry Swaine, Eugene Terry, Thomas P. Tomich, Camilla Toulmin, Eduardo Trigo, Stephen Twomlow, Jan Kees Vis, Jeremy Wilson, Sarah Pilgrim
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2010)
Article
Cultural Studies
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JOURNAL OF CONSUMER CULTURE
(2014)
Letter
Geography
Colin Sage
SOCIOLOGIA RURALIS
(2014)
Review
Environmental Studies
Graham A. McAuliffe, Deborah V. Chapman, Colin L. Sage
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2016)
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Geography
Colin Sage
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2013)
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Geography
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